Things are getting very busy in the OCTA camp. We should have several updates in the coming weeks. Below is our most recent endorsement from Dallas council members Elba Garcia, and Dave Neumann.

More endorsements! The following letter is from the Oak Cliff Chamber, showing their support for OCTA.

We've recently been endorsed by State Representative Rafael Anchia. Click the image below to view his signed letter supporting OCTA.

Thank you all for coming out to last Thursday's fundraiser! We had a total attendance of 150, and we're still tabulating the money raised. Special thanks to city councilwoman, Elba Garcia, for coming out and showing her support. Also, we want to show our appreciation for all of the merchants who donated items. We had an extremely successful silent auction. There is a lot of exciting news to announce very shortly. We also hope to post the 3D trolley flyover animation shown at the fundraiser.

Click here to view the Dallas Morning News story on our group, published last Monday, Sept. 3rd.

Click here to view OCTA President, Jason Roberts, interviewed on WFAA Channel 8 News.

We are less than two weeks away from the Back to the Future fundraiser! So far we've lined up some great silent auction items from local area merchants. The InCap group, and Sky Modern, are preparing a 3D rendering of a proposed streetcar station, and its link to one of the planned mixed-use development projects in Oak Cliff. For anyone unfamiliar with the venue, the Ice House Banquet Hall is home of the original Southland Ice Company. Southland, which began in 1927, would gain wider attention many years later, when an enterprising employee would combine convenience items with the shops ice making business. The success of this model would completely change the stores operations, and they'd later change identity to what we all know today as 7-Eleven.

If you are in or around the Oak Cliff area, be sure to pick up a copy of this months CliffDweller magazine. OCTA is the featured cover story. Click here to read the article online.

More press! Check out the Press link to your right to view the latest article written by Oak Cliff People on the OCTA. Our first public fundraiser has been scheduled for Sept. 6th, at the Ice House Cultural Center. We'll have live music, merchandise, and a presentation on the group and how far we've come. More to come soon.

Our first private fundraiser was a success! Many thanks go to Matt Holley of Sky Modern Development for hosting the event. We've recently partnered with Huitt-Zollar's who has prepared a Feasability Study proposal for our project.

NBC5 News will feature a story on the OCTA tonight. View the video here.

It's official! Our board is complete, and two major fundraisers are in the works. If you happen to be by a newsstand this week, pick up a copy of the Dallas Business Journal. We're featured in an article on page 32. Click here to view a scan of the article.

Things are moving right along. As we speak, we're setting down by-laws and discussing future alignments. A fundraiser for the OCTA will be held in the very near future. More to come soon...

A prominent Dallas surveying group has expressed interest in working with the OCTA in preparing its feasability study. More to come soon.

It's official! We're online and ready to continue getting the word out. So far we've been overwhelmed by the number of businesses and individuals asking how they can help. In the upcoming months, we'll be better able to answer a lot of your questions. For now, we are organizing ourselves by putting together the necessary information for assuming 501(c)(3) not-for-profit status, as well as gathering data for an initial feasability study. Our first public meeting will be announced shortly. Please sign up for our Email list so that we can add you to any future correspondance. In the meantime, be sure to avail yourself of the various incredible articles released by the Heritage Trolley association regarding streetcars and their impact on a city. To date, over twenty former streetcar lines have been reintroduced throughout the Continent in cities as small as Little Rock and as large as Philadelphia.

More press! The Dallas Morning News wrote a great story about the OCTA. Much thanks goes to Frank Trejo for getting the word out.

The OCTA has been written about in the most recent addition of the Oak Cliff Tribune. You can pick up a copy this week at the Nodding Dog Coffee Shop in the Bishop Arts District.